U.S. stocks open higher day after big sell-off

NEW YORK, June 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday after a big sell-off day that saw the Dow Jones industrial average hit its biggest drop since last August.

According to the Labor Department, the number of applications for unemployment benefits dropped to a seasonally adjusted 422,000. The reading was the third fall in four weeks, but the number still showed weak job growth.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 12.19 points, or 0.10 percent, to 12,302.33. The Standard & Poor's 500 was up 1.67 points, or 0.13 percent, to 1,316.22. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 5.94 points, or 0.21 percent, to 2,775.13.

Chinese men´s national team continued its preparations for next year´s Asian Cup, as they managed a one-all draw against visitors Jordan during a football friendly in Harbin, the capital city of Northeast China´s Heilongjiang Province.China held to 1-1 draw by Jordan

Across the UK the hunt is on for James Foley’s killer, who authorities believe is a British national. As Richard Bestic reports from London, Prime Minister David Cameron cut short his summer break to lead his government’s response.

As the protests in the town of Ferguson, Missouri turned violent with police facing ´heavy gunfire´ from some ´criminal elements´, cops fired tear gas, stun grenades and arrested 31 demonstrators on Monday night.